Petasida ephippigera
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Petasida ephippigera is a pyrgomorph
native to tropical northern Australia in the order Orthoptera
(gaudy grasshoppers). The species is named after Ludwig Leichhardt
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Pyrgomorphidae
Pyrgomorphidae is a family of grasshoppers in the order Orthoptera commonly known as the gaudy grasshoppers. It is the only family in the superfamily Pyrgomorphoidea, and contains 29 genera and at least 70 species and subspecies.-Families and genera:...
native to tropical northern Australia in the order Orthoptera
Orthoptera
Orthoptera is an order of insects with paurometabolous or incomplete metamorphosis, including the grasshoppers, crickets and locusts.Many insects in this order produce sound by rubbing their wings against each other or their legs, the wings or legs containing rows of corrugated bumps...
(gaudy grasshoppers). The species is named after Ludwig Leichhardt
Ludwig Leichhardt
Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt, known as Ludwig Leichhardt, was a Prussian explorer and naturalist, most famous for his exploration of northern and central Australia.-Early life:...
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